Senior Software Engineer - Temporary at Tyto Athene, LLC
Greenbelt, MD
$150,000–$180,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
Greenbelt, MD
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A temporary senior engineering role building web-based tools for planetary science research in support of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Day-to-day work centers on Angular/TypeScript front-end development, interactive data visualizations (plots, spectra, mission imagery), and RESTful API integration, in close collaboration with planetary scientists. The role suits an experienced web developer with an interest in scientific or data-intensive applications.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Temporary
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 970 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 730–1,250
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting is titled 'Senior Software Engineer - Temporary', indicating a fixed-term/temporary engagement rather than a permanent full-time hire.
The role is on-site supporting NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD), which falls within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV CBSA; no remote option is mentioned.
The alt SOC 15-1254 (Web Developers) was considered because the role centers on web application development, but the scope — scientific data visualization, API integration, architecture, CI/CD — is clearly application-level software engineering, making 15-1252 the stronger fit.
Total years of experience (7+) appears only under the 'Desired' section, so it is treated as preferred rather than a hard gate; no overall required years figure is stated in the Required qualifications.
The Bachelor's degree requirement is stated in the Required section with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard gate.
Highcharts is listed under Desired alongside 'or other interactive data visualization libraries' — the alternatives field is intentionally left empty here because the posting itself frames the requirement as open-ended rather than naming specific peer tools.
The note about not depending on AI for writing code is a soft behavioral expectation, not a named technology or tool, so it is omitted from the skills list.
Posting is for a temporary engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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